The 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., has received its first A-10 Warthog revamped under the Air Force’s A-10C precision engagement program. Among improvements that should extend the life of the A-10 fleet into the 2020s are new sensors that provide weapons accuracy from greater distances, communications enhancements, and new cockpit displays. “We’re going to see at least another generation of the A-10,” said Col. Kent Laughbaum, 355th Wing commander, adding, “It is an exciting day for Davis-Monthan and the A-10 community.”
A three-month continuing resolution that ended in December inflicted less pain on the Department of the Air Force than it had expected, as procurement and construction continue in the new year. The federal government operated under a stopgap spending measure that stretched from the beginning of the fiscal year on…